Stand for desktop telephone

Abstract

A stand allows a user to quickly and easily set the angular orientation of a telephone or other piece of equipment relative to a support surface (e.g. a desktop). The stand is fastened to, and removed from, the equipment without the use of tools by a magnetic attraction. The stand allows a user to tilt the equipment at one of two user-selected angles, to improve access to keys of the equipment and / or to reduce glare on the equipment's display. The display may also be tiltable. The stand provides for at least two course angle adjustments of the tilt of the equipment by the selected orientation of the stand and / or the selected attachment position of the stand relative to the equipment.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0001]1. Field of the Invention[0002]The present invention relates to a stand for a desktop telephone or similar equipment.[0003]2. Description of the Related Art[0004]A desktop telephone in accordance with the background art has a keypad and a display. The display conveys data to the user, such as caller ID and contact lists. It is important that the display be easily viewable to the user and that the keypad be at a convenient and accessible angle.[0005]Often times, the keypad and telephone display are oriented at a fixed slight angle to the plane of the desktop (e.g. 10 degrees, 15 degrees or 20 degrees). The fixed angle orientation of the display and keypad is a good compromise. If the user places the telephone close to the user on the desktop, the fixed angle orientation (e.g. 15 degrees) is appropriate. However, if the user wishes to free up the immediate desktop workspace in front of the user and moves the telephone toward the rear of the desktop, th...

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Benefits of technology

[0011]It is an object of a first embodiment of the present invention to provide a stand for a telephone, which allows the desktop telephone to assume one of two course angle adjustments relative to the desktop.

[0012]It is an object of a second embodiment of the present invention to provide a stand for a telephone, which allows the desktop telephone to assume one of two ranges of course angle adjustments relative to the desktop.

[0013]It is an object of the present invention to provide a stand which presents a very integrated look with the desktop telephone, wherein the telephone / stand combination appears to be a single unit, yet will be easily separable for packaging and user adjustment.

[0014]It is an object of the present invention to provide a stand which attaches to the desktop telephone by magnetic force, such that the stand will be easy to attach and separate from the telephone by the user without the use of tools and will not damage or alter the appearance of the telephone. Further, the attachment features will not be visible on the product and hence will be attractive in the appearance of the overall product.

[0015]It is an object of the present invention to provide a stand in the form of a single fixed-body stand which can provide two very different fixed angles or two very different ranges of angles for the desktop telephone simply by changing the orientation of the stand.

[0016]It is an object of the present invention to provide a stand in combination with a telephone having a tiltable display unit feature, such that the display can be oriented at a great range of angles to fit the user's preferences.

Problems solved by technology

However, if the user wishes to free up the immediate desktop workspace in front of the user and moves the telephone toward the rear of the desktop, the angle is no longer optimum.

Another problem resides with office lighting.

Typical offices have fluorescent ceiling lighting which can create a glare on the display of the desktop telephone when the display is at a certain angle.

Office windows, desk lamps and computer displays are other sources of light in the immediate vicinity of the desktop telephone which can also create a glare on the display of the telephone.

However, the tiltable display unit fails to adjust the keypad to a convenient angle for the user.

Also the tiltable display may not provide a large enough angle for the display, when the user places the telephone to the rear of the desktop.

Such stands are generic to a wide range of telephones and are typically not connected to the telephone itself, which leads to an unstable condition.

If the stand is attached to the telephone, it is by some generic attachment means (e.g. banding or double-sided adhesive) to accommodate several style telephones and is unsightly in the immediate workspace of the user.

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